Husband admits manslaughter after wife stabbed to death as she pushed baby in pram
Habibur Masum, 26, pleaded guilty to Kulsuma Akter's manslaughter and possession of a knife on Thursday and is due to go on trial for her murder on Monday at Bradford Crown Court.
Thursday 5 June 2025 13:06, UK
A man accused of stabbing his wife to death as she pushed their baby in a pram has pleaded guilty to her manslaughter.
Kulsuma Akter, 27, died after being stabbed several times in Bradford city centre on 6 April last year.
Her husband, Habibur Masum, 26, pleaded guilty on Thursday to her manslaughter and possession of a knife.
He denied her murder, however, and is due to go on trial on Monday at Bradford Crown Court.
He had also denied at an earlier hearing two charges of assault, one count of making threats to kill and one charge of stalking.
Masum is accused of stalking Ms Akter between November 2023 and April 2024.
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He allegedly "tracked her movements and located her at a safe house", sent her "menacing" messages in which he threatened to kill her and sent pictures of where she lived.
He is also allegedly "loitered in the area of her temporary residence".
The charge alleges he caused her "alarm or distress" and to "fear that violence would be used against her".
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Ms Akter was taken to hospital last April after being stabbed several times during the incident in Westgate at the junction with Drewton Road.
She later died from her injuries.
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The baby was not harmed in the incident, police said.